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Every Friday Night Gospel Sing Starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Ovett Community Center. Anyone is welcome to sing. Food and refreshments are provided.
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Every first and third Mon. Wayne Co. Extension Service: Crocheting Classes Whether you are a beginner or know a little about crocheting you are welcome to join this crochet classes. Meetings are every first and third Monday at the Wayne County Extension Office at 4:30 p.m. For more details, call 601-735-2243.
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Nov. 14th-17th The Wall That Heals A three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with a mobile education center, will make a stop November 14 through 17 at Bluff Park in Downtown Columbia.
The display will be open 24 hours a day and is free to the public. The display honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War and it bears the names of the more than 58,000 men and women who died as a result of the war in Vietnam.
For more details, call 601-408-5165.
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Nov. 21st Southern Civitan Meets at noon at The Laurel Country Club (2011 Highway 84). Guest speaker will be Jules Nobles of the Nobles Foundation. For more details, call 601-422-7575.
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Dec. 5th (entry deadline Nov. 22nd) Sporting Clay Competition Takes place at the Bar 3 Range in Laurel. Start times are at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. with lunch at noon.
The fee is $125 per shooter with teams of four shooters. Proceeds benefit Leadership Jones County. For more details, call the Jones County EDA at 601-649-3031.
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Dec. 5th "A Night With Ron Polk" Presented by the Jones County Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the event starts at 6 p.m. at Life Church on Highway 84 west of Laurel.
Polk is entering his 11th season as a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Alabama-Birmingham. He has served as head coach at Mississippi State and Georgia Southern and is a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Tickets are $50 for adults and $25 for students. Dinner is included and sponsorships are also available. For tickets or more details, call 601-678-3229.
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Dec. 8th Light Up the Night This candle lighting memorial service starts at 6 p.m. at Lake Terrace Convention Center (1 Convention Center Plaza) in Hattiesburg. This free event is part of a Worldwide Candle Lighting Service. Anyone who wishes to remember their lost loved one is welcome.
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Dec. 14th Benefit Beauty Pageant Takes place at the YWCO in downtown Laurel.
The entry fee for the beauty pageant is $50 for one contestant, or $80 for two. Ages 0-11 can wear Easter/Sunday Best/Pageant Dresses. Ages 12 and up will wear pageant/formal dresses. Everyone receives a crown.
Proceeds benefit the medical expenses of Travis Roney, who needs a double lung transplant.
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Editor's Note
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February of 2020* South Central Classic 5K Run/Walk Takes place at Jones College in Ellisville. Registration starts at 7 a.m.; race begins at 8 a.m.
Entry fees are $25 for pre-registration, $20 for Wellness Center and Pine Belt Pacers members, and $27 for day of race. Forms can be picked up at the Wellness Center. Proceeds benefit the American Heart Association.
For more details, call 601-399-0530.
*Organizers tell Pine Belt Radio this event is being postponed from October 26, 2019.
Entry forms also available online: https://scrmc.com/tag/south-central-classic/
